Damanjodi

Damanjodi
Industrial Town
Damanjodi
Damanjodi is located in Odisha
Damanjodi
Damanjodi
Location in Odisha, India
Damanjodi is located in India
Damanjodi
Damanjodi
Damanjodi (India)
Coordinates: 18°49′N 82°43′E / 18.82°N 82.72°E / 18.82; 82.72
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictKoraput
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,469
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationOD 10
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Damanjodi is a town located in the Koraput district of Odisha, India. As of 2001 census, its population was 8,469.[1] The town was founded as a residential area for employees of the National Aluminium Company (NALCO), a company that was established to harness the bauxite-rich deposits of the Panchpatmali Range.[2] Damanjodi contains the NALCO Township, a residential area for NALCO employees, Mathalput, a semi-urban neighborhood with shops, and Bhejaput, a shopping complex. The population is considered cosmopolitan in nature with employees from all over India and locals from the tribal region.

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  2. ^ Babu, P. Suman; Majumdar, T. J.; Bhattacharya, Amit K. (28 May 2015). "Study of spectral signatures for exploration of Bauxite ore deposits in Panchpatmali, India". Geocarto International. 30 (5): 545–559. doi:10.1080/10106049.2014.973066. ISSN 1010-6049. S2CID 129488521.